Fantastic Beasts - And We Live With Them!

This week's Beasts have been found in the home of Xamonster!

Names: Demetrios and Burgy. Demetrios has been Xamonster’s beast since he was a wee kitten; he was named after a bus driver on a study abroad trip to Greece. Burgy, though older than Demetrios, is newer to the Monster Collection of Beasts; she came by way of a friend. Her name comes from the color burgundy -- legend has it she pawed at a burgundy-colored painting when she was initially adopted from the Animal Rescue League by the aforementioned friend.

Species: Demetrios seems to have several traits of a Russian blue feline (aka, “potato on toothpics”). Burgy is … something else. Another feline, certainly. Though sometimes Xamonster thinks she may be an animagus that got stuck.

Skills: Demetrios’ main skill is napping, and hiding from the unknown. He is nonplussed when presented with the great narwhalrus.

Burgy frequently tries to convince any human in the vicinity that she is starved for food and attention -- even when the food bowl is mostly full. She has been known to assist with shawl knitting.

Both Beasts mostly ignore yarn and projects that get left out. Only on rare occasions has Xamonster had to re-wind yarn that someone decided to play with. Sometimes Burgy will try to Occupy The Lap, and will bat at the end of a circular needle, if Xamonster allows it to fly freely at the end of a row of shawl knitting.

Likes: Demetrios enjoys long naps, food, catnip, long naps, and cat treats. Also long naps. Burgy is perpetually “hungry” and loves to be fed (despite her wee stature). She enjoys naps, and also caterwauling when she feels lonely. Sometimes they enjoy a good Cat Battle, with many leaps and bounds, if they’re both feeling frisky.

Dislikes: Demetrios will hide from intimidating creatures, be they Beast or human. Burgy, when confronted with a large dog, has been known to find higher ground, and then smack the dog in the face a few times. (The dog in question eggs this on, because she actually likes it.) Burgy also doesn’t like cat treats, which is baffling.

Thanks for letting us know about these Fantastic Beasts, Xamonster!